Rail Baltica is a major trans-European railway infrastructure project designed to integrate the Baltic States into the European rail network with a new, high-speed, standard-gauge line. The project connects Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, forming a strategic transport corridor from North to Central Europe. Managed by RB Rail AS, the initiative promotes sustainable mobility, regional economic growth, and logistics modernization by enabling both passenger and freight transport. Rail Baltica is among the largest infrastructure investments in the region, targeting full EU interoperability and contributing to the development of a unified, environmentally friendly transport ecosystem in the region.
Rail Baltica Global project coordinator and joint venture RB Rail AS announced new public tender for the master design, detailed technical design, and design supervision (author supervision) services for the construction of the new Rail Baltica line through Kaunas Urban Node.
Rail Baltic Estonia has announced the construction procurement for the first stage of the Ülemiste terminal building, in the framework of which a builder of the load bearing structures under the railway at the Ülemiste joint terminal is sought, the estimated cost of the tender is 66.5 million euros.
In addition to the international passenger stations in Riga – Riga Central Station and Rail Baltica station at the Riga International Airport, both of which are already in the construction, 16 regional mobility points are planned on Rail Baltica mainline in Latvia.
Development of requirements for the 2nd-second stage of the Rail Baltica mainline construction procurement in Latvia announced is completed, and qualified candidates are invited to submit technical and financial offers. This milestone marks a significant step that has been taken so that the Rail Baltica mainline construction in Latvia can be started in 2023.
The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority declared the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report of the Ülemiste-Kangru section of Rail Baltica to be compliant with the requirements.
LTG Infra, the company responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, has signed contracts with the winner of two tenders.
On 1 June 2022, the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS announced a public procurement for the Rail Baltica energy subsystem design and construction for the entire Rail Baltica line, covering more than 870 km in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.